( 
)Displaying an unstretched painting on canvas is not an ideal way to hang
a painting, but it can be done by using a method generally used for
work on paper. It will make the painting look more like a tapestry and
will give it a more sculptural and casual look than you would see with a
work that has been stretched and framed. This method uses everyday
materials, looks disarmingly simple, and has a studio-to-gallery
look---you will see it used sometimes in contemporary.
Things You'll Need
Blinder Clips
Tape measure
Pencil
Level
Masking tape
Push pins, silver or clear
Hanging the Painting
1.Lay out the unstretched painting on canvas on the floor or a table next to where you wish to hang it.
2.Mark the wall in light pencil at the height you wish to hang the painting, at the center point of the where the painting will hang.
3.Hold the binder clip so the steel wire flaps are flat against the angled sides of the clip and lips of the clip point down. Measure the distance on the binder clips from the tip of one of the steel flaps to the upper side of the clip
4.Measure up from the pencil mark on the wall the distance measured on the clip, and make a light mark.
5.Using a level, work your way horizontally, to the left and right, and make a light mark on the wall where the left and right edges of the painting will hang.
6.Place a strip of masking tape on the wall at the level of the marks. The marks should be visible. This creates a level line across the wall.
7.Place a push pin an inch in from the left and right side of the painting, and insert more push pins in the wall at even intervals.
8.Place the binder clips on the top edge of your canvas, estimating where the push pins will fall. The binder clips should be in the upward position, with the wire flaps against the clip, not downward and touching. Attach the clips so they touch only raw or primed canvas, not the actual painting.
9.Lift the painting and hang binder clips on push pins, sliding them to the left or right as necessary.
Things You'll Need
Blinder Clips
Tape measure
Pencil
Level
Masking tape
Push pins, silver or clear
Hanging the Painting
1.Lay out the unstretched painting on canvas on the floor or a table next to where you wish to hang it.
2.Mark the wall in light pencil at the height you wish to hang the painting, at the center point of the where the painting will hang.
3.Hold the binder clip so the steel wire flaps are flat against the angled sides of the clip and lips of the clip point down. Measure the distance on the binder clips from the tip of one of the steel flaps to the upper side of the clip
4.Measure up from the pencil mark on the wall the distance measured on the clip, and make a light mark.
5.Using a level, work your way horizontally, to the left and right, and make a light mark on the wall where the left and right edges of the painting will hang.
6.Place a strip of masking tape on the wall at the level of the marks. The marks should be visible. This creates a level line across the wall.
7.Place a push pin an inch in from the left and right side of the painting, and insert more push pins in the wall at even intervals.
8.Place the binder clips on the top edge of your canvas, estimating where the push pins will fall. The binder clips should be in the upward position, with the wire flaps against the clip, not downward and touching. Attach the clips so they touch only raw or primed canvas, not the actual painting.
9.Lift the painting and hang binder clips on push pins, sliding them to the left or right as necessary.
Guide created: 19/04/10
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